McClary named to D3Hoops.com All-Star Team

OLIVET, Mich. – Olivet College senior center Michael McClary (Bellaire) is one of nine Division III men's basketball players who were selected to be a part of the inaugural D3Hoops.com All-Star team, which will leave the United States tomorrow, Saturday, May 21 and embark on a nine-day, two-city, four-game international tour. The nine-player team will visit the world-class cities of London, England and Paris, France before coming back to the States on May 30. The trip, co-sponsored and directed by Sport Tours International is a great opportunity for Division III hoops players to showcase its talent on an international level.

McClary led the Comets to a 13-13 overall record, including an 8-6 record in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play.  A two-time MIAA Most Valuable Player and first-team All-MIAA selection, he averaged 26.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game during the 2010-11 season. McClary scored in double figures in all 26 games and posted 12 double-doubles, including nine games with more than 30 points. He finished his career at Olivet as the all-time leading scorer with 1,834 points. McClary is second all-time with 1,036 rebounds.

The team, coached by long-time veteran head coach Bob Gillespie of Ripon (Wis.) College, features some of the best players from all over the country. The group leaves New York City tomorrow and will spend five days in London before taking the ferry across the English Channel to France. The team will bus to Paris and spend three days there before heading back to New York on May 30. The team will play three games versus local club and semi-pro teams in London before playing one time in Paris.

In addition to basketball, the group will tour historic and Royal London, take a boat trip on the River Thames, tour Wembley Stadium, attend Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and attend an English Premier League Soccer match, among other highlights. In Paris the group will take a guided bus tour of the city, visit a U.S. Marine Cemetery, WWII Battleground and see the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees along with having plenty of free time to explore both cities.

Trip updates, photos and scores will be posted periodically on the Sport Tours International Facebook page. Please check that site for further updates and information.